Students at Laburnum Elementary got a front-row seat to the world of broadcasting Monday morning when their cafeteria transformed into a newsroom.

Richmond City Council approved the city's $3.4 billion budget for fiscal FY2027 at their Monday night meeting.

Virginia made history Monday when Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law landmark legislation making it the first state in the South to offer paid family and medical leave.

About 50 Richmond Public School students took part in a golf clinic Monday, hosted in part by pro baseball player and Prince George native Jackie Bradley Jr.

Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt the ruling invalidating a measure that would have given them an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.

The only elevator at Parham Park Place Apartments in Henrico is back in service after being out for months, forcing some senior residents to crawl up the stairs and cancel medical appointments.

Residents across Central Virginia say they are struggling to keep up with the increased cost of living, specifically when it comes to their power bills.

Some of Virginia's congressional Democrats spent the weekend discussing ways to respond to the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling overturning the state's redistricting referendum.

A new affordable housing development for seniors opened Monday in Richmond's Swansboro neighborhood.

A new hotel officially opened Monday afternoon in Henrico County following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

AdvanSix told CBS 6 it has invested more than $600 million in its Hopewell plant since 2016 and that investment has helped it reduce emissions 71% since 2015.

Six dogs seized from a home in connection to an animal cruelty investigation in Colonial Heights are now officially up for adoption.

Richmond's new bike lane parking ordinance has caught West End residents off guard, with $65 fines issued since enforcement began May 1.

Richmond Public Schools has canceled all after school activities for middle and high school students Monday due to insufficient staffing.

A Richmond woman spent months trying to resolve a nearly $2,000 water bill she says she never owed: which grew to over $3,000 and led the city to restrict her water.

A Fauquier County deputy found 80+ pounds of marijuana after a pursuit ended with the driver climbing a tree near Warrenton.

All eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in New Kent County are closed after a crash involving a tractor-trailer, according to VDOT.

An inmate escaped from custody Friday at the John Marshall Courts Building, according to a news release from the Richmond Police Department.

Sheetz and Royal Farms are each planning new locations in the Chester area, along with other recently opened or anticipated stores elsewhere in the Richmond area.

We'll dry out for Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies and highs warming back to near 70 Tuesday after a chilly start.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels teamed up with the Friendship Circle of Virginia for the fifth annual Disability Inclusion Day on Sunday, the first at CarMax Park.

A woman was injured in a domestic shooting on Sunday evening, according to the Chesterfield County Police Department.

A firefighter and a resident were both taken to area hospitals after a house fire in Midlothian on Sunday evening, according to Chesterfield Fire and EMS.

The CBS 6 Bike MS team will get on their bikes on Saturday, May 30 starting in Richmond or Williamsburg as part of the Bike MS: Colonial Crossroads event.

Voters approved the redistricting measure, but the Virginia Supreme Court reversed it in a 4-3 decision.

One of two U.S. service members who went missing in southwestern Morocco has been found dead and identified as a Richmond native, according to a news release from U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

Tamara Eddy, 24, of Richmond, died when her Subaru hit the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer that had stopped in the center lane for an unrelated crash, police said.

Zoo staff and guests witnessed the remarkable birth, which occurred outdoors rather than one of the zoo's private birthing stall.

Andrew Stillerman, of the 700 block of Abbey Drive Circle, is wanted on felony and misdemeanor destruction of property charges in connection with the incidents.

Rain showers will increase over the Central Virginia area Sunday night and especially Monday morning.

Nikki West was killed in a hit-and-run near her Chesterfield home on May 11, 2013. Her friends are still seeking answers 13 years later.

Richmond mother Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell was shot and killed by police. Her best friend says officers should have used crisis intervention tactics instead of deadly force. Here's what we know.

Huguenot High School WR Iveon Lewis, Virginia's top-ranked receiver by some sites, committed to Kentucky over Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Maryland.

A woman was shot in the chest on Dinwiddie Avenue in South Richmond early Saturday and rushed to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

NASCAR fans in Richmond got to drive a real race car or ride with a pro driver at Richmond Raceway Sunday, hitting speeds over 170 mph.

Virginia Union University student Jaiden Picot walked across the graduation stage Saturday using a robotic exoskeleton to receive his Executive MBA.

Former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, who grew up in Richmond and graduated from J.R. Tucker High School, told graduates they're uniquely prepared for an era of unprecedented change.

The old Richmond Coliseum and the surrounding city-owned land have sparked debate for decades, with big plans that never seem to materialize.

Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer with isolated showers and storms in the afternoon. Mother's Day will be very warm and dry, with highs in the low 80s. Showers could arrive near sunset.

Family members say Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell, a 31-year-old mother of two, had recently lost the father of one of her children and was in crisis when Richmond police shot and killed her Thursday night.

Virginia AG Jay Jones is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to delay issuing its mandate to void the results of last month's redistricting referendum as Democrats prepare an appeal to SCOTUS.

Jaiden Picot will walk across the stage at Virginia Union University Saturday to earn his Executive MBA, a goal he set after a 2024 crash left him paralyzed from the waist down.

In Virginia, the General Assembly elects supreme court justices, though governors can make temporary appointments.

A cyberattack on the Canvas learning management system is disrupting finals week for students at Virginia Commonwealth University and several other colleges and universities across Virginia.

The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.

A man is accused of crashing a vehicle into a tree in South Richmond and then running from the scene, leaving behind his passenger, who was killed in the crash.

All southbound lanes of I-295 are closed near Pole Green Road after a multi-vehicle crash, according to VDOT.

A man died in a crash in the 7800 block of Woodman Road in the Fairfield area of Henrico County on Thursday night, according to police.

A Virginia veteran won $240,150 on 'The Price Is Right,' the largest prize in a single pricing game in the show's history.

The Fort Clifton Arts and Crafts Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend in Colonial Heights, a milestone that coincides with the city's own 100th anniversary.